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Let’s get more plants on the plate.

Most kids aren’t eating enough plant foods. We provide evidence-based guidance to help you fill that gap.

We’re Whitney and Alex – pediatric dietitian nutritionists, best-selling authors, and most importantly moms.

Mealtimes should be joyful and feeding kids should be fun. We’ll teach you how to foster healthy eating habits so you can stress less and enjoy more.

The PB3 Plate

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Join our community and get a free 5-day mini course on pediatric nutrition for parents. You’ll also get access to our most popular downloads — including our PB3 Plate, Meal Builder, Food Focus Guide and our easy to follow Supplement Guide.

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    Baby Led Weaning

    10 Best First Foods For Plant-Based Baby-Led Weaning

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    10 Healthy Plant-Based Meals for Kids

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    3 Common Nutrition Mistakes Parents Make (And How to Fix Them)

  • Let’s face it: feeding little ones is a challenge and confusing! I love that Alex and Whitney share the answers to oodles of baby and toddler feeding questions, in a warm and non-judgemental way, while offering a variety of choices for a parent’s unique needs…

    Angela Liddon
    New York Times bestselling author of the
    Oh She Glows Cookbook

  • While never too late to invite the great advantages of lifestyle as medicine into our lives, the earlier the better…Whitney and Alexandra provide everything needed to make optimal diet a birthright—to the benefit of mother, baby, and family alike. The balanced, evidence-based guidance here should be a standard of prenatal care.

    David L. Katz, MD, MPH
    past president
    American College of Lifestyle Medicine

  • An absolutely essential read for anyone wanting to feed their little ones a plant-based diet. With a thoughtful layout from building your baby’s first plate to sample feeding schedules for toddlers, this book prepares you for the whole journey.

    Ali Maffucci
    New York Times bestselling author and founder of Inspiralized

The Plant-Based Baby & Toddler

We translate nutrition information in a practical non-anxiety-inducing way and provide everything you need to raise healthy, conscious kids.

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We know finding a health professional who understands pediatric nutrition can be overwhelming. Practitioners in our directory are accredited in their field and have completed and passed our Pediatric Nutrition for Health Professionals Course.

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6 Kid-Friendly Ways to Serve Butternut Squash 🧡 6 Kid-Friendly Ways to Serve Butternut Squash 🧡

We love this vitamin A-loaded, colorful fall veggie! 😍 And for those who haven’t introduced it yet (or are working toward acceptance), there are so many scrumptious, Kid-approved ways to enjoy it.

Here are some that we’ve had success with! 👉

🟠 Fries: whether baked or air-fried, simply cutting squash into a French fry shape is sometimes all you need to do to get a kiddo to embrace it. Serve with your child’s favorite fry dip.

🟠 Fritters: like a pancake but smaller and savory. Mix mashed butternut squash with flour and spices and fry to perfection. Perfect for little palms!

🟠 Hashbrowns: shred your squash and fry them up like you would with potatoes. This  idea can also work with fading if you want to do half squash half taters. 

🟠 Sweet: we shared a yummy cinnamon and maple roasted squash recipe recently. You could even level up by adding whipped cream or pomegranates!

🟠 Muffins: simply swap in pureed butternut squash in your favorite pumpkin muffin recipe. 

🟠 Chips: thinly slice your squash - skin and all - and bake, air-fry or dehydrate for a crunchy, fiber-rich snack. 

Comment “BUTTERNUT” and we’ll DM you our favorite recipes! 🙌
Carotene Queen Tomato Soup! Our favorite tomato so Carotene Queen Tomato Soup! Our favorite tomato soup recipe made creamier with roasted butternut squash. 🍅 

We love butternut squash as an excellent source of Vitamin A— and it works so well on this creamy tomato soup recipe. 

Serve on its own or with grilled cheese (our preferred way for any tomato soup!) 

Comment QUEEN and we’ll DM you the full recipe! 

#plantbasedjuniors #plantbasedkids #tomatosoup #carotenequeen #healthyrecipes #kidfriendlymeals #dinnertonight
We know introducing peanuts (and other potentially We know introducing peanuts (and other potentially allergenic foods) can feel really overwhelming— especially if you (or someone in your family) has a food allergy.

Landmark research (LEAP & LEAP-Trio Studies) found that regularly consuming peanut foods for the first 5 years of life, starting early in the first year of life, can help prevent the majority of peanut allergies....and that this protection lasts through the teen years! 

This discovery changed feeding guidelines globally to recommend starting allergenic foods, especially peanuts, once a baby starts solids. 

The AAP recommends 6 grams of peanut protein per week. That’s the equivalent of 2 teaspoons of peanut butter 3x per week, or one pouch of Mission MightyMe Organic Peanut Butter Nutty Puffs! 

Nutty Puffs are an easy way to regularly include peanuts in your LO’s diet. You can also thin peanut butter with breastmilk/formula, mix peanut powder into purees, or cook with peanut butter as an ingredient in baby-friendly foods. 
Importantly, whole nuts and globs of nut butters are a choking hazard and should never be given to babies.

Introducing @missionmightyme 👇

 - One of the reasons we love this company is because it was co-founded by THE doctor who led the LEAP Studies, @drgideonlack . 

Mission MightyMe also makes Mixed Nut Butter Puffs- the only puff with 5 nuts (with equal parts protein from peanut, hazelnut, almond, cashew and walnut) - covering all the most important nut allergens. All of their puffs are more than 50% nuts, but dissolve quickly for babies.

We’re big fans of products like this that help parents feel more confident introducing nuts and keeping them in their diet consistently! We also used Nutty Puffs with our kids! (My kids still love them— they taste like a crispy peanut butter snack!) 

You can find them at their website, amazon, select Target (in-stores and online) or Thrive! 

👉Take 20% off your order today with our code PLANTBASED20 at MissionMightyMe.com

PS— While we are dietitians, we recommend to always talk with your pediatrician about any questions about whether your baby is ready to start allergenic foods.
No turkey? No problem! 🦃🧡 There are so many No turkey? No problem! 🦃🧡

There are so many delicious, kid-friendly plant-based options you can serve up this Thanksgiving that will please meat-free families and omnivores alike! 

And they don’t skimp on the protein, either. (although, side note, don’t stress if your kiddo only eats rolls for dinner. Nutrition is about the big picture - not a single meal!)

Comment “Thanksgiving” and we’ll DM you links to our favorite recipes for each of these!

Happy holidays, friends!
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  • Books
    • Easy Dinners for Busy Parents
    • Plant-Based Juniors: Pregnancy Guide
    • PBJ’s Nut-Free Plant-Based Lunch Box Book
    • Batch Cook Ebook
    • The Plant-Based Baby and Toddler Book
  • Resources
    • Recipes
    • Pregnancy & Prenatal Nutrition
    • Infant Feeding
    • Baby Led Weaning
  • Courses
    • Plant-Based Nutrition for Kids: Your A to Z Guide
    • First Bites
    • Pediatric Nutrition for Health Professionals
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    • Favorite Products
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